“Travel Coach” feels really juicy! I’ve really been feeling the call to travel lately and when I read the article of about travel coaches I felt a huge Yes! What a beautiful way that could be for you to offer your experience and all your skills and modalites into something uniquely you. I’m excited to see how it all flows together for you!

Sara – Your post is really inspiring! I so appreciate your willingness to show us your process. I find myself resonating with the many different things you’re exploring and the spiraling nature of the process. I’m also finding some of the organizations you mention really resonate for me too, especially The Nature in You. I love her offering of…

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Summary

In reflecting on this question after my initial post, I have a few things to add.

I’m currently undergoing the physiological transition from mother to crone. I’ve found that there is very little discussed or share about this transition and our medical community treats is a condition to eliminate. I recently found a class called the Alchemy…

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When I think about coaching others I think about people that are curious and have started yearning for what’s possible in their life. Some people will reach that edge because they want to leave something behind, others will want to add something, many will have tried a thing or two (or twelve!) but the consistent thread is their curiosity and…

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After reading what others had to say on this topic, I want to add a bit to my original thoughts.

One of the keys to the client having a transformative threshold experience requires them to be able to surrender to the experience. Allowing themselves to be open and receptive to whatever shows up allows for a deep, transformative experience.…

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I’m really resonating with your experience of the threshold as being empowering for the client. I hadn’t really considered that but I think you’re absolutely right. When you describe being “…allowed [] to choose where and what I needed to do for myself…” it makes me think of the many, many conversations I had with people that feel like they’re…

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“I surrendered to the present moment…” when I read that I felt myself open up to this deep place. It was like end of a deep breath, where everything is calm and open. I didn’t think about this as I was responding to these questions for my post, and that feels like a pretty big oversight now. I think the surrendering is one of the keys to the…

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As I reflect on my threshold experiences, what stands out as a key is it’s ability to increase the capacity for change. Change requires us to engage in the process of dancing with the edges of what is known, moving into the unknown and transforming it into the known. As humans in this culture, our ingrained behavior is to try to “think” our way…

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Summary

I’ve spent a lot of time considering this question, reflecting on the perspectives presented.

I’ve considered the collaborative opportunities possible between the coaching and therapeutic professions.

As a practitioner, I see great value in the inclusion of nature connection as part of the body of research and knowledge…

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I agree. Mumma Earth would be just fine without us. I think the hero mindset is the other side of the coin that created the damage in the first place. The power to destroy and the power to save both come from a place of ego and superiority. Connection, relationship, and respect for ourselves and Mumma Earth would go much further and be much more…

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I’ve really been struggling with this kickoff question. It took me a long time to write anything. At one point, I had a long post written with a similar perspective but couldn’t seem to make it fit the question in my mind. John, you’ve done a beautiful job connecting the question to the perspective for me. I’m going to ponder this awhile. Thank you.

Ecopsychology and nature connected coaching come together in the belief that humans have an intrinsic connection to nature. Both view nature as a partner in the healing process. Both modalities bring awareness to our nature connection and provide opportunities to work with nature, in nature as a tool for healing. They complement each other rather…

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Your writing is beautiful. It left me a little speechless. I felt a deep sense of calm as I read your description of nature as a “timeless place”. Calm and also a sense of weightlessness, like you released me from the burden of time and I could just be. Amazing.

I’m struck by the beauty of nature being a “neutral container of endless…

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Your statement “…being able to find that connection at any time and in any place…” really resonates for me. Embodying nature as a way to move through life. Embodying the energy of a tree, trusting our roots to keep us grounded as we weather a storm tearing at our branches. Inviting in hummingbird to take in the sweetness of life. Or gliding…

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Summary Reflection

I’m reflecting on the concept of nature connection through the lens of this last week in my life. Last weekend my father called me from the ER. He’s been in and out of the hospital since. As his primary caretaker, his health issue activated the thread in my life that’s connected to him as “caretaker”. This activation pulled…

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What does it mean to be connected to Nature, and how can that relationship support your coaching?

We live in a culture of doing. “Busy” and “Tired” are the currency of worthiness. When someone asks “How are you?”, answers of busy and tired get you into the club. They imply that you’re properly focused on keeping your task list full beyond…

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